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Drawings, tapestry, film, a puppet show and even an opera feature in the Royal Academy's homage to South African artist William Kentridge
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An excellent courtyard installation and over 1,200 artworks are on show – and for sale – for the Royal Academy's 2022 Summer Exhibition
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From Demna Gvasalia's powerful Balenciaga show to the demise of Russian artists and oligarch collectors, the invasion of Ukraine challenges the art world
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The physical power of Francis Bacon’s paintings will haunt you for days to come
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From experiential shopping to destination dining, innovative fitness classes to pioneering beauty treatments, Regent Street and St James’s are bringing London back to life
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From the belated launch of the RA's Summer Exhibition to the arrival of Frieze Week and a succession of solo shows, it’s show time in the art world
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The Royal Academy's Eco-visionaries brings together artists and architects using their practice to address climate change
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The Royal Academy's exhibition of Lucian Freud's self-portraits reveals how the painter interpreted his own changing face
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Europe’s biggest annual architecture festival returns to London in June 2019
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The Festival of Ideas returns with a host of influential speakers – from artist Grayson Perry and children's author Dame Jacqueline Wilson, to Young Vic artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah
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The National Portrait Gallery's exhibition of works by British photographer Martin Parr takes a wry look at the colourful everyday
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This glorious Royal Academy exhibition celebrates the centenary of the revolutionary Austrian Modernists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele
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From giant squid and Renaissance chapels, there's a lot more to the best permanent museum exhibitions in London than you might think
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From Michelangelo and Bill Viola to Lucian Freud and Antony Gormley, the Royal Academy stages some of the biggest names in art in 2019
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The sculptor best known for The Angel of the North stages his most significant solo exhibition for over a decade at the Royal Academy London
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The UK's first-large scale exhibition dedicated to the art and culture of Oceania is a total triumph
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The Royal Academy celebrates the life and work of one of the greatest living architects working today. But why isn't he given the space to soar?
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Guest curator Grayson Perry breathes new life into the Summer Exhibition; Royal Academy of Art's longest running annual showcase of contemporary art
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Our ultimate guide to the best design events of the year. Here's what we loved, what's still on, and what to get excited for
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Celebrate the history of the Royal Academy's longest running show with a fascinating journey through 250 years of art
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As part of a landmark collaboration between The National Gallery, The NPG and The RA, Tacita Dean: Landscape explores Dean's versatility and extraordinary talent
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Pace London showcase their first solo presentation by Julian Schnabel – the legendary New York-based painter turned film director
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The landmark collaboration between The National Gallery, The NPG and The RA explores Tacita Dean's versatility and extraordinary talent
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The Royal Academy's magnificent exhibition exploring the friendship between Salvador Dali and Marcel Duchamp. Catch it while you still can
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Henri Matisse’s creative process is laid bare for the first time in the Royal Academy's Matisse in the Studio
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Frieze lands in London, Tom Wesselmann's erotic nudes seduce at Gagosian, and the RA showcases the intimate relationship between Dali and Duchamp: here's the best of London art this month
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Celebrate the avant-garde New York art scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s with the Royal Academy this October
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20th century American heavyweight Jasper Johns is one of the most famous living creators. Don't miss the chance to drink in his remarkable works at this very rare UK exhibition
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Basquiat makes his UK debut, ancient Siberian warriors settle at the British Museum, and the Royal Academy showcases American heavyweight Jasper Johns: Here's the best of London art this month
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'Revelatory': The Royal Academy knock it out of the park with their major autumn exhibition, Abstract Expressionism. Just go.
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The birth and death of avant-garde. Russian Royal Academy exhibition charts art born of revolution - and its downfall
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Dynamic duos, white walls and paint on toast: the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy is back. Take our handy guide with you